Question

1.   What law did Theodore Roosevelt use to break up businesses that stood in the way of competition? 

A. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act   B. The Roosevelt Corollary   C. The Dawes Act   D. The Competition Act of 1890

Answer 1

A. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Roosevelt used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act passed in 1890 to break up trusts that he saw as hurting the American consumer.

Answer 2

A: Theodore Roosevelt used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to break up businesses that stood in the way of competition.